Saturday, 4 July 2009

I've been busy, oh so busy !!

I've been a busy gal this week. First of all I had joined the Crochet/Knitting swap organised by Mel on this blog http://melaniegalloway.info/ last month and the colourful crochet bag below is now up north with my lovely friendly swap partner Pam. The more I blog the more my faith is restored in human nature ..... there maybe some wierdos out there but lovely people like Pam sure make up for that and are definitely in the majority. Pam is a very keen gardener and I thought the bright colours would remind her of colourful flowers in her garden.

The first two photos are bags that I have made this afternoon. It was still hot and sunny round here but I think I've just about had enough of the heat this week so decided to spend an afternoon with the sewing machine. My bloggy friends at Shabby Chic Cafe have been turning into a load of bag ladies this week so I thought if you can't beat them join them! The first is made from a vintage piece of hand embroidered linen and is lined with orange linen. The second is a piece of upholstery fabric in shades of orange, peach and green and is again lined with the orange linen. It was a lovely easy pattern to follow and I am so pleased with the end results.






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9 comments:

  1. Lajoni4 July 2009 at 22:38

    oh I just love love love the stone coloured embroidered one its stunning....the others are greattoo, but the embroidered one looks in a different league....amazing the difference the choice of fabric makes xx

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  2. mitmot4 July 2009 at 23:21

    i so want this comment to show as i am in love with the vintage linen bag! - what pattern did you use?

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  3. Kim5 July 2009 at 08:12

    Hey, well done you! Welcome to the world of bags - soon all your friends will refer to you as the 'bag lady!' ( A dubious honour I reveived last year!) Everyone I have met so far through blogging has been lovely, there are strange people out there but in the main I think they are few and far between.
    Kim xx

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  4. Sal5 July 2009 at 09:53

    Ooooh what gorgeous bags!!I love them,especially the embroidered one!
    ;-)

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  5. Country Cottage Chic5 July 2009 at 16:32

    They are all lovely" Lucky Pam!!

    Jayne

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  6. Kirsty5 July 2009 at 22:32

    the bags are just gorgeous! I especially love the linen one :O)

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  7. menopausalmusing6 July 2009 at 13:13

    Absolutely stunning! Every last one of them..... :O) x

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  8. ...Nina Nixon...6 July 2009 at 22:52

    I love them all though I think the first one would have to be my favourite and that's just down to pattern really.

    Nina x

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  9. sharie8 July 2009 at 17:41

    I love them both and would love to see a tutorial??

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